600 DR DAVY’S OBSERVATIONS ON FISH, 
always so precise as I could wish,—as both season and locality may have an in- 
fluence on their quality individually. When the place mentioned is inland, it 
must be understood, that, in the instance of sea-fish, they were from the nearest 
seaport. 
Taste I. 








Species of Fish. Specific Gravity. Fe peti Place where got, and Time. 
Turbot, Rhombus maximus, 1062 20°3 March. Liverpool. ; 
Brill, R. vulgaris, . 1061 20:2 October, Penzance. . 
Haddock, Gadus egle vfinus, 1056 20-2 August, Ambleside. 
Hake, G. merlucius, : 1054 17-4 October. Penzance. 
Pollack, G. pollachius, 2 1060 19°3 October. Penzance. 
Whiting, Merlangus vulgaris, | 1062 21-5 March, Chester. 
Common Cod, Morrhua vulgaris, | 1059 19-2 April. Ambleside. 
Red G@orhard! Trigla cuculus, | 1069 23°6 October. Penzance, 
Dory, Zeus faber, ‘ | 1070 22:9 October. Penzance. 
Mackerel, Scomber Aire us, | 10438 37°9 October. Penzance. 
Sole, Solea vulgaris, Sem TOB EY ATE EEO February. Ambleside. 
Do. do., : 1064 21-1 February. Ambleside. 
Thornback, Raia Eling. 1061 22:2, October. Penzance. 
Salmon, Salmo salar, : 1071 29:4 { Tas Hive Boy sey leave: 
resh run from the sea. 
Sea-Trout, S. eriox, : ane 41:2 June. Ambleside. 
Charr, S. wmbla, ; ‘ 1056 22:2 November. Windermere. 
‘ March. Lough Corrib, Treland, 
Trout, S. fario, : : 1053 22:5 f Weight about } Ib., in good 
condition. 
October. River Brathay. A 
ae aa : : wg Be _ { small fish of about 2 on 
Smelt, S. eperlanus, ; 1060 19:3 March. Liverpool. 
Eel, Anguilla latirostris, 1034 33°6 June. Ambleside. 
Taste II. 
Solid Matter, 
Kinds of Food. | Specific Gravity. per cent. Place and Time. 

Beef, sirloin, . : : 1078 26°9 March. Ambleside. 
Veal, loin, . : : 1076 27:2 November. Ambleside. 
Mutton, leg, . : : 1069 26:5 November. Ambleside. 
Pork, join, c 1080 30°5 January. Ambleside. 
Victualling-yard, Portsmouth. 
suet, A 
enamnbe: fowl, (ogeani * 1075 27:2 November. Ambleside. 
Grey Plover, br east, - 1072 30:1 November. Ambleside. 
Pemican, composed of beef and } se 86-25 
Cow’s milk, new, before the 1031 11-2 Nawamber: 
cream had separated, 
White of hen’s egg, . 1044 13-9 
Yolk of the same, - 1032 45:1 




